01 August 2009

A shooting incident outside a hotel in Toronto's posh Yorkville district has left one man dead and sent another to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Toronto police Staff Sgt. David Vickers told ctvtoronto.ca that the incident happened at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday, in a laneway behind the Howard Johnson Hotel Yorkville, north of Bloor Street West on Avenue Road.

Vickers said a 25-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after being shot. The victim's name has not been released.